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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
308 AM CST MON FEB 1 2010

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...THE WILLISTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2010...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1894 TO 2010

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              55   01/23/1944
 LOW              -42   01/07/1907
HIGHEST            39   01/16                         40  01/31
                        01/13                             01/18
                        01/12
LOWEST            -32   01/08                        -37  01/15
AVG. MAXIMUM     19.8              19.4     0.4     18.7
AVG. MINIMUM      3.1              -3.3     6.4     -3.2
MEAN             11.5               8.0     3.5      7.7
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     25              22.7     2.3       26
DAYS MIN <= 32     31              30.9     0.1       31
DAYS MIN <= 0      10              16.3    -6.3       18

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         2.02   1896
 MINIMUM           MM   MM
TOTALS           1.09              0.54    0.55     0.90
DAILY AVG.       0.04              0.02    0.02     0.03
DAYS >= .01         9               8.0     1.0        8
DAYS >= .10         3               1.7     1.3        3
DAYS >= .50         0               0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.52   01/05 TO 01/06              0.44

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           12.2  1994
TOTALS           15.5               8.8     6.7     10.8
SINCE 7/1        25.7              25.7     0.0     51.4
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      9                MM      MM       12
DAYS >= 1.0         6               2.5     3.5        6
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        13   01/30                         15  01/16
                        01/29                             01/15
                        01/28                             01/14
 24 HR TOTAL      6.3   MM                           3.5

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1653              1751     -98
 SINCE 7/1       5392              5509    -117
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    37/320    DATE  01/24
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    46/330    DATE  01/24

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   58
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           17
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              2
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         12


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                0     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       3
LIGHT SNOW               12     SLEET                      0
FOG                      18     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
HAZE                      6

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILLISTON ND
300 AM CST MON FEB 1 2010

...JANUARY 2010 WAS DRIER AND WARMER THAN NORMAL...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR JANUARY WAS 11.5 DEGREES WHICH WAS 3.5
DEGREES WARMER THAN THE NORMAL OF 8.0 DEGREES. THE HIGHEST
TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 39 DEGREES ON THE 16TH, 13TH AND 12TH. THE
LOWEST TEMPERATURE WAS 32 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ON THE 8TH. NO
TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH.

JANURARY 2010 WAS WETTER THAN NORMAL WITH A TOTAL OF 1.09 INCHES OF
PRECIPITATION FALLING FOR THE MONTH. THIS IS 0.55 INCHES ABOVE THE
NORMAL OF 0.54 INCHES. THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION IN A 24
HOUR PERIOD OCCURRED ON THE 5-6TH WHEN 0.52 INCHES FELL. 15.5 INCHES
OF SNOW FELL IN JANUARY. THIS BRINGS THE SEASONAL SNOWFALL TOTAL TO
25.7 INCHES. AT LEAST A TRACE OF PRECIPITATION WAS REPORTED ON 12
DAYS. AT LEAST 0.01 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL ON 9 DAYS. AT LEAST
0.10 INCHES FELL ON 3 DAYS. TWO SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE SET DURING THE
MONTH OF DECEMBER. 1.8 INCHES OF SNOW FELL ON THE 21ST WHICH BROKE
THE OLD RECORD OF 1.6 INCHES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1911. 4.5 INCHES OF
SNOW FELL ON DECEMBER 25TH WHICH BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 3.9 INCHES
WHICH OCCURRED IN 1916. FOG WAS REPORTED ON 22 DAYS. HAZE WAS
REPORTED ON 15 DAY.

THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR THE MONTH WAS 7.4 MPH. THE WINDIEST DAY
FOR THE MONTH WAS THE 24TH WITH AN AVERAGE WIND SPEED OF 25.3
MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST A PEAK GUST OF 37 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST.
THE PEAK WIND SPEED RECORDED FOR THE MONTH WAS 46 MPH ON THE 24TH.
THERE WERE 1653 HEATING DEGREE DAYS FOR THE MONTH WHICH WAS 98 BELOW
THE NORMAL OF 1751...THIS BRINGS THE SEASONAL TOTAL TO 5392 WHICH IS
117 BELOW THE NORMAL OF 5509. THERE WERE NO COOLING DEGREE DAYS FOR
THE MONTH WHICH IS NORMAL. THE HIGHEST BAROMETRIC PRESSURE READING
FOR THE MONTH WAS 30.97 INCHES REACHED ON THE 7TH AND THE LOWEST
BAROMETRIC PRESSURE READING WAS 29.35 INCHES REACHED ON THE 23RD.

THE OUTLOOK FOR FEBRUARY...NORMAL HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR THE MONTH
ARE IN THE MID 20S TO START...INCREASING GRADUALLY TO THE LOW 30S BY
THE END OF THE MONTH. NORMAL LOWS AT THE START OF THE MONTH ARE
AROUND ZERO AND INCREASE GRADUALLY TO 11 DEGREES BY MONTHS END.
NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR FEBRUARY IS 0.39 INCHES WITH 5.7 INCHES OF
SNOW. SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND NEAR NORMAL
PRECIPITATION ARE EXPECTED IN FEBRUARY.

$$
BETHKE